Twitter: @billstanleyus With so many operators already committed to adopting cloud-based technologies, software defined networking (SDN) and network function virtualization (NFV), the questions I keep hearing are about how to assure the highly efficient, hands-off automation that these networks will require. I’m a practical guy and I appreciate the practical solution approach that Nokia is taking to support operators with these…

Twitter: @PeterPatomella Network automation certainly poses challenges, but operators are more than keen to face up to them and reap the rewards. That at least was the message I got at our recent breakfast meeting with four major operators at the Telecom Management Forum in Nice. The meeting threw up agreement and disagreement in near equal measure. It’s clear that…

Twitter: @nokianetworks “You can’t manage what you don’t measure”. This must be one of the most quoted management dictates of all time. Is it true? Well yes, up to a point. If you don’t measure your operational performance how can you identify ways to improve efficiency? And then show that the investment required to make efficiency improvements delivered a worthwhile monetary…

Twitter: @iamitTweeting A question operators often ask me is: How can I be sure that investing in a Service Operations Center (SOC) will deliver worthwhile benefits? The answer can be found in a just-published paper from analyst Ovum that details a Nokia Managed SOC trial in India and, importantly, how much value it created for Bharti Airtel. The string of…

This blog is by Amit Sehgal Twitter: @iamitTweeting If you’re like me, you’ve lost count of how many times your 3G connection has been disrupted – whether you’re on a call, downloading data, browsing Facebook, or watching videos on YouTube. So what is the issue, and more importantly, why aren’t operators able to fix it? The simple answer is that with…

This post is by Lars Lagerström from Nokia Solutions and Networks. Twitter: @LarsLagerstrom The buzz about HetNets and small cells at Mobile World Congress was hardly a surprise to anybody. This year, however, the discussion had clearly moved from hype to actual implementation considerations. Operators have concluded they need more than just radio access network features to make the most…

This post is by Lars Lagerström from Nokia Solutions and Networks. Twitter: @LarsLagerstrom Do you stop reading when you see the word “process”? Well, you’re not alone. My eyes used to glaze over too, but then I saw the light. I was at a trade show and walked over to see what my friend was presenting. It was a demo…

This post is by Lars Lagerström at Nokia Solutions and Networks. Twitter: @LarsLagerstrom Like most of your peers, you too are probably exploring ways to introduce service management and customer experience management in your operations center. Maybe you would like to do this as an extension to your existing Network Operations Center (NOC) or maybe you prefer to have a…

This post is by Lars Lagerström from NSN – Nokia Solutions and Networks. Twitter: @LarsLagerstrom “More examples please… and let’s hear how you use Reference Architecture at NSN!” Over the last few months, I’ve been happily blogging and fueling debate about the renaissance in Reference Architechture. In previous blogs, I’ve talked about why it makes sense, how it works, and…

This post is by Lars Lagerström from Nokia Siemens Networks. Twitter: @LarsLagerstrom “Where and how have you used Reference Architecture?” This is by far the most frequently asked question following our previous blog post on this topic. But let’s back up and answer why we need a Reference Architecture in the first place? Ultimately, the purpose is to create an…